VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Changelog:

• AMD-V, VT-x: stability fixes
• Shared Folders: fixed host crash (Solaris host only, bugs #1336, #1646)
• Shared Folders: fixed BSOD when debugging with Visual Studio (bug #1627)
• Shared Folders: fixed BSOD when compiling on a shared folder (bug #1683)
• Shared Folders: several fixes/stability improvements
• SATA: fixed a race that could cause an occasional Windows guest system hang
• SATA: fixed spurious BIOS log messages
• Networking: fixed NIC tracing with NAT interfaces (bug #1790)
• USB: fixed crash under certain conditions when unplugging a USB device (bug #1295)
• Settings: fixed bug when converting 1.5.x settings
• RDP: fixed enabling the RDP server during runtime
• RDP: properly detect the rdesktop 1.6.0 RDP client
• RDP: fixed RDP crash (bug #1521)
• RDP: updated modified rdesktop client to version 1.6.0
• GUI: NLS improvements
• BIOS: added SMBIOS header to make Solaris and Vista recognize the DMI data
• ACPI: properly hide a disabled floppy controller
• VMM: small fixes to protected mode without paging
• VMDK: fixed handling of .vmdk images without UUIDs
• Windows hosts: fixed driver parameter validation issue in VBoxDrv.sys that could allow an attacker on the host to crash the system
• Windows hosts: installer now contains web service examples mentioned in the manual
• Linux hosts: properly deregister the Linux kernel module before uninstalling a Linux deb/rpm package
• Linux hosts: kernel module works now with Linux 2.6.27
• Linux hosts: fixed a typo in the vboxnet setup script for host network interfaces (bug #1714)
• Linux hosts: fixed usage of tar in installer (bug #1767)
• Linux hosts: fixed long guest shutdown time when serial port is enabled
• Solaris hosts: refuse to install in Sun xVM hypervisor dom0
• Solaris hosts: accept Solaris raw disks when for raw disk access
• Windows additions: made installation of shared folders more robust
• Windows additions: improved installation
• Linux additions: accept every user-defined guest video mode in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
• Linux additions: fixed startup order for recent Linux distributions (e.g. openSUSE 11)

Program Information Category: Tools and Utilities Type: Free Version: 1.6.4 Size: 22.57MB Works on: Windows, Linux, Mac Product page: here